1. Charter School Performance Framework Overview
ESC 11 Charter School Meeting
November 14, 2016
Nancy Obelgoner Rinehart
TEA Charter School Administration

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3. Statutory Requirement
TEC § (a) requires the commissioner to develop and by rule adopt performance frameworks that establish standards to measure the performance of open-enrollment charter schools.
The performance framework is intended to provide parents, the public, charter operators, and TEA with a snapshot of each charter's academic, financial, and operational performance.
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4. Frameworks
The Charter School Performance Framework (CSPF) is divided into three guiding areas or frameworks:
Academic Framework
Financial Framework
Operational Framework
These three frameworks when used together form the comprehensive CSPF.
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5. 2015 Academic Framework Purpose Indicators Data Sources Rating Labels
Determines whether charter schools are academically successful and effective
Indicators
Student Achievement (STAAR Passing Rates)
Graduation Rates (4-year and 5-year)
Data Sources
Academic accountability system and corresponding performance reports
Publicly available information
Rating Labels
Exceeds, Meets, and Does Not Meet Expectations
Not Applicable
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6. 2015 Financial Framework Purpose Indicators Data Source Rating Labels
Determines whether charter schools are financially healthy and viable
Indicators
Charter FIRST indicators
Data Source
Charter FIRST
Rating Labels
Meets and Does Not Meet Expectations
Not Applicable
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7. 2015 Operational Framework
Purpose
Determines whether charter schools are operationally effective, well-run, and compliant
Indicators
Education programs
Governance
Reporting requirements
Data Sources
Charter FIRST, academic accountability data
Accreditation, PEIMS
Charter School Tracking System
Rating Labels
Exceeds, Meets, Does Not Meet, and Far Below Expectations
Not Applicable
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8. Timeline December 2013 – December 2014 Spring/Summer/Fall 2015
Stakeholder development meetings
Spring/Summer/Fall 2015
Finalize CSPF, draft manual, develop report
November 2015
2014 CSPF ed to each charter school (report-only = not published)
July 2016
2015 CSPF available on ISAM (report-only = not published)
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9. Takeaways The Charter School Performance Framework:
complies with statutory requirements;
is a decision-making tool to help identify charter schools that are candidates for replication, expansion, intervention, renewal, nonrenewal, or closure; and
includes available data (academic accountability, Charter FIRST, PEIMS, Charter School Tracking System, accreditation)
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10. TEA Contact Info Division of Charter School Administration
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